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flatbutt 07-24-2009 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile (Post 4796107)
Best one I've heard for the current administration:

BOHICA

NJ's tax fight song

BOHICA BOHICA
Bend over here it comes
BOHICA BOHICA
Again

fingpilot 07-24-2009 08:40 AM

FU

Freedom/Unity

targa911S 07-24-2009 08:51 AM

POS
PITA
POI (point of impact)
MOL ( more or less)

cashflyer 07-24-2009 09:55 AM

tit
tot
rpm
shp

GUMPS
CIGAR
OSUN

I'll try to remember the rest during run-up.

Porsche-O-Phile 07-24-2009 10:08 AM

You ain't kidding - aviation is chock full o' acronyms...

TOMATO-FLAMES / FLAPS (required equipment per part 91)
OSUN/ANDS (compass errors)
IAPMAP (IFR approach prep)

Hell, even "IFR/VFR" themselves...

AIM (aeronautical info. manual)
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
POH (pilot's operating handbook)
AFM (for airplanes)
ATC (air traffic control)
NAS (national airspace system)
VOR (VHF Omni Range)
NDB (non-directional beacon)
GPS (global positioning system)
TERPS (terminal approach procedures)
ILS (instrument landing system)
OBS (omni-bearing selector)
CDI (course deviation indicator)
MH (magnetic heading)
CH (compass heading)
RMI (radio magnetic indicator)
LORAN (long range navigation)
DME (distance measuring equipment)
OAT (outside air temperature)
TAS (true airspeed)
IAS (indicated airspeed)
HAA (height above airport)
HAT (height above touchdown [zone])
DH (decision height)
MDA (minimum descent altitude)
MOCA (minimum obstacle clearance altitude)
MRA (minimum reception altitude)
NAVAID (navigational aid)
ETOPS (extended twin-engine overwater operations)
TUC (time of useful consciousness)
EPR (engine pressure ratio)
MP (manifold pressure)
EGT (exhaust gas temperature)
CHT (cylinder head temperature)
VSI (vertical speed indicator)
NAV/COM (navigation and communication [radio stack])

God, these are just a few that pop into my head sitting here. I'm sure if I set my mind to it I could come up with a few hundred others.

Aviation is pretty clearly "government-influenced"), huh? Good ol' alphabet soup... ;)

924slover 07-24-2009 11:51 AM

fubar
f*cked up beyond all recogniton
PCA
i got it

livi 07-24-2009 12:54 PM

Milf

Jims5543 07-24-2009 01:04 PM

New for 2009!!!!

J L M J

Just Lost My Job

RWebb 07-24-2009 01:32 PM

no NAvy peeps know SSN???


OK, let me try U guys on... GMbH - and check to see if that is the right capitalization...

then there's AG, and... KG

emcon5 07-24-2009 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 4796677)
no NAvy peeps know SSN???

Of course, SS is a submarine, N makes it nuclear powered.

Military is certainly the winner for abbreviations/acronyms, sometimes combining both at once. One of my all time favorites is:

FASOTRAGRUPAC.

(Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group, Pacific)

cgarr 07-24-2009 06:51 PM

abbrev

sammyg2 07-24-2009 07:38 PM

The refinery I work for used to be owned by Shell.
Shell is the king of the TLA (three letter acronym).
A maintenance supervisor is called an MTL (maintenance team leader).
An operations supervisor is called an STL (shift team leader).
A mechanical supervisor is called a CF (craft specialist)
They even have an acronym glossary on the intranet homepage so you can look up the moronic abbreviations for titles and names that have nothing to do with the real job or description.

All because a bunch of idiot college graduates had to try and pretend they were super-geniuses.
I friggin hate the people who think that kind of crap is intelligent. Bunch of stupidass worthless posers.

cl8ton 07-24-2009 08:21 PM

BFD to the people that need TLA like IBM, at MSC we CamalHump :D

Heel n Toe 07-24-2009 10:56 PM

F N G

Why is it that I can't get L O L (and other 3-letter acronyms) to "take" unless I add spaces?

widgeon13 07-25-2009 03:02 AM

Wgas?

Rick V 07-25-2009 03:44 AM

DILLIGAF

Does it look like I give a F***


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